day 50my bag was stolen

unit 9 · summer journeys

my bag was stolen

Report a theft to the police: understand and give polite orders with usted (no toque nada), pass on what someone said (dice que…, pregunta si…) and use the words for crime and the police.

today’s words

el robo · robbery, theft
el ladrón · thief
el/la delincuente · criminal, offender
la comisaría · police station
la denuncia · report to the police; complaint
el/la testigo · witness
sospechoso · suspicious; suspect
culpable · guilty; the culprit
el bolsillo · pocket
esconder · to hide (something)
ocultar · to hide, to conceal
escapar · to escape
la huella · footprint; fingerprint
el inspector · inspector
el/la guardia · guard, officer
el/la agente · officer, agent
identificar · to identify
jurar · to swear
el crimen · crime
cometer · to commit

sentences

Me han robado el bolso en la estación. · They’ve stolen my bag at the station.
Un testigo dice que el ladrón escapó por la calle de atrás. · A witness says the thief escaped along the back street.
No toque nada, por favor: puede haber huellas. · Don’t touch anything, please: there may be fingerprints.
El agente dice que vayamos a la comisaría. · The officer says we should go to the police station.
El inspector pregunta si hemos visto al sospechoso. · The inspector asks if we have seen the suspect.